The implication of calf circumference and grip strength in osteoporosis and bone mineral density among hemodialysis patients.

Moe OzawaNobuhito HirawaTatsuya HazeAiko HarunaRina KawanoShiro KomiyaYuki OhkiShota SuzukiYusuke KobayashiAkira FujiwaraSanae SakaMasaaki HanaokaHiroshi MitsuhashiSatoshi YamaguchiToshimasa OhnishiKouichi Tamura

Published in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2022)

Shorter calf circumference or weaker grip strength was associated with osteoporosis risk and lower BMD among hemodialysis patients, independent of the conventional therapies.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body mass index
body composition
body weight
physical activity
breast cancer risk